Unsure about the dosage on first day - is it 200mg in one go or divided into parts? Then you say between 100-200mg maintenance, but for how many days should this continue? 40Yr Male in good general health.

Can Doxycycline be taken simply as 2 x 100mg for 14 days with the same outcome? What are the dangers of leaving secondary syphilis untreated for a few weeks once classic signs (rash on palms of hands and feet) begin to appear?

Being in a foreign country with a few weeks remaining before returning back to Europe (and then be treated) was the background to my question as to 'what are the consequences of leaving (suspected) secondary syphilis untreated for a few weeks'? My understanding is that tertiary syphilis develops some time after secondary?

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